Bird-cage.



J. ;B. COMPTON BIRD GAGE. A PPLIGATION FILED JUNE 23, 1909.

963,995; 'Patented-Ju1y12,1910.

' section, of the improved cage.

ATEN T QFFICE.

JOHN E. COMPTON, OF RED LODGE, MONTANA.

BIRD-CAGE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 12, 1910.

Application filed June 23, 1909. Serial No. 503,853.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN E. OoMProN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Red Lodge, in the county of Carbon, State of Montana, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Bird-Cages; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to bird cages, and has for one of its objects toimprove the con struction and increase the efiiciency and utility ofdevices of this character.

Another object of the invention is to provide a simply constructeddevice wherein feathers, droppings and other matter, disengaged from thebirds will be prevented from flying outward into the room, but will beretained within the cage.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certainnovel features of construction as hereafter shown and clescribed andthen specifically pointed out in the claim, and in the drawingsillustrative of the preferred embodiment of the invention, Figure 1 is aside elevation, partly in Fig. 2 is a plan view in section on the line22 of Fig. 1.

The superstructure of the improved cage may be of any of the usualforms, but for the purpose of illustration is shown of the usualcircular form and consisting of the vertical spaced bars or wires 10having the usual encircling band 11 at their lower ends. The bottomclosure of the cage structure comprises a fiat bottom 12 having anupturned and inwardly directed edge 13, the upper edge of the bottombeing preferably rolled at 14: around an encircling binding wire, toincrease the stiffness and strength of the bottom. The binding wire issecured in place by folding the material forming the bottom 12.13 aroundthe wire as shown at the left of Fig. 1. The wires 10 which con stitutethe body of the cage bear against the inner face of the upper portion13, and upon the plate 21 but are not attached thereto. The upwardly andinwardly directed portion 13 is provided with a plurality of relativelylarge apertures 15 to decrease the l weight and to increase thecirculation of as hereafter explained.

The cage 1011 is secured to the bottom members 12-13 in any suitablemanner, but preferably by sliding catches 16 operatin through thekeepers 17 upon the rim 14 an bearing over stop plates 18 secured acrosstwo of the wires 10 at opposite sides, as shown. By this means the cageportion will be readily but firmly coupled to the bottom portion, andtheir separation prevented while in use.

Formed in one side of the base portion is an opening 23 provided with asliding closure 24, to permit the ready removal of matter whichaccumulates beneath the plate 21.

Rising from the bottom 12 at suitable intervals are a plurality of postsor standards 20 upon which a plate 21 is supported, the plate havingstop members 22, to limit the lateral movement of the plate. The plateis thus spaced away from the bottom 12 a distance equal to the lengthsof the posts 20, and the plate extends at its margin beneath the sidesof the cage, and is spaced from the upturned margin 13 of the bottom.

With a device thus constructed the air circulates freely beneath theplate 21 and thus materially improves the circulation and prevents theaccumulation of dead or foul air.

The bottom member 12-13 will preferably be spun up from sheet metal, andmay be of brass or other suitable metal and plated or otherwiseornamented. The bottom member is detachable from the superstructure 10while the plate 21 is detachable from the bottom member, so that theparts may be readily separated for cleansing when required.

What is claimed is In a bird cage, a bottom portion having an upwardlydirected margin having a perfo rated upper portion, a plate within saidcage and of less area than the same, and means for supporting said platespaced above said bottom portion and below the perforation of themargin.

In testimony ture, in presence air,

whereof, I aflix my signaof two witnesses.

JOHN E. COMPTON. Witnesses:

L. O. CAsWnLL,

J. E. DEEGAN.

